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Jacqueline
Hairston
aka Jacqui Hairston
jacqui@jbhproductions.com
JBH PRODUCTIONS
JACQUELINE HAIRSTON
ASCAP
Composer-Arranger/Pianist/Music Educator
Read Jacqui's Interview on
STREETWISE RADIO
JACQUELINE HAIRSTON, Bay Area pianist
and ASCAP published composer- arranger received her musical training at the Juilliard School of Music
and Howard
University School of Music and earned a Masters Degree in Music and Music
Education at Columbia University, New York City.
In
addition to her work as a pianist and vocal coach, she is a prolific composer
and arranger, especially of Spirituals. Her works have been recorded by theLondon
Philharmonic and the
Columbia Symphony
Orchestras. They have been performed by the
San Francisco Women's Philharmonic and the
Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon, Portugal. Internationally
renowned singers performing her arranged Spirituals include
Grace Bumbry in Germany;
Kathleen
Battle, most recently in solo recitals at Carnegie Hall and in San Rafael,
CA; Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano
Denyce
Graves with the
Orlando Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Baritones
Jubilant Sykes,
Simon Estes,
Robert
Sims, the late
Ben
Matthews and
William
Warfield; and many other singers worldwide.
Most recently, the
Patrons of the Arts & Humanities of the Bay Area, Inc. presented her an
Award of Excellence in recognition of her artistic leadership, dedication and
outstanding service to the community. A much sought after Residency-Master
Class facilitator, her most recent honored residency was at
University of California, Irvine,
CA with some of the university's fine solo artists each performing one of
her 30 published Spirituals. Selected as a 2007 Jefferson Awards Winner in San Francisco for
"Preserving Negro Spirituals," Ms. Hairston also received the 2006 "LIGHT IN
OUR CITY AWARD" by Arts First Oakland and
First Congregational Church
In 2005. she received a "Living Legends Award" from the Georgia and Nolan
Payton Archive of Sacred Music, with a commission to do a story-telling
documentary about her cousin, the late
Dr. Jester Hairston, the "AMEN" man who inspired her choral arrangements of
spirituals. Her published song cycle, "Consciousness Streams," includes an
original composition, "A Season of Remembrance," with text by
Dr.
Howard Thurman, in tribute to Dr. Thurman, her Howard University
Chaplain.
Her previous teaching posts have included the
Graduate Theological Union's
Starr King School for the Ministry, and the
Pacific School of Religion,
Berkeley, CA; U C
Berkeley's Young Musician's Program;
Oakland School for the
Arts; and the University of Creation Spirituality (now Wisdom University,
SF). The Oakland Symphony
Chorus and the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Musical Director,
Michael Morgan,
are performing one of her orchestrated spirituals at the Symphony's "Break
Bread" concert, December 2009. Two recent publications feature her
arrangements: Christopher
Parkening's "Duets and Concertos" for Voice and Guitar published by
Hal Leonard; and
"Jacqueline Hairston's Spirituals" for Violin and Piano published by
Carl
Fischer. As a professional pianist, she was a returning accompanist with
the Four Seasons Concert Series Summer Festival in Yachats, Oregon. She is
Women's Ensemble Founder/Director and Pianist for the
East Bay Church of Religious
Science.
Jacqueline Hairston just released first "healing music"
Piano CD, using inspirational Spirituals and Hymn tunes with popular Classical
Music excerpts enhanced by background Nature Sounds to heal and revitalize
one's BODY, MIND, and SPIRIT. Her long-awaited CD, a personal project, was
released November 15, 2009. More info on the "Jacqui Live!" page. |
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Spiritual Roots
+ Classical Fruits,
A Healing
Harvest
NOW AVAILABLE ON
iTUNES
A portion of
the proceeds will now go to
Haiti
Relief
HAITI
RELIEF
If you have not purchased Jacqui Hairston’s
CD, “Spiritual Roots + Classical Fruits: A Healing Harvest,” this is
a good opportunity to support a worthy and needy cause: HAITI RELIEF.
Since the catastrophic
earthquake hit Haiti most recently, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of
this CD will now go to Haiti Relief.
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KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
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In Loving
Memory
of Jacqui Hairston's Cousin
Jester
Hairston
World Wide Ambassador of
Spirituals
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Known as "THE AMEN MAN," based on the Spiritual, "Amen," which JESTER
HAIRSTON popularized, and which Rhythm and Blues great Curtis Mayfield turned
into a popular recording, Jester Hairston was a multi-talented Negro Spirituals
heritage keeper. Born in 1901, he achieved fame in unlikely areas during his
long career. He was awarded four honorary doctorate degrees for his
achievements before he died at the age of 98 in 2000.
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In Loving Memory
of Jacqui Hairston's Brother
Dr. George T. Butler |
Remembering Dr. George T. Butler
A prominent jazz record executive
for the Columbia/SONY, Blue Note and United Artists labels from the late
1960’s to the late 1990’s.
He died on April 9, 2008, in
Castro Valley, Calif., at the age of 76.
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